Gubser Elementary School

Gubser Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Keizer, Oregon, part of Salem-Keizer SD 24J. Current enrollment sits at 423 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

Salem-Keizer SD 24J runs 65 schools in total, collectively educating 37,776 students. Gubser Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Gubser Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gubser Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $77,351, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), Gubser Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Whiteaker Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gubser Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 27.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 423 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 64% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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